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nice one Andrew, think its called FW oak, there's a golden teak which is darker yellow. The mix of the colour looks good, looks a bit darker than straight oak stain. I'd get the FW reducer to reduce colours should eliminate any streaks and would be more compatible than metho
I'll have to grab a bottle next time in at the green shed.
Pics, obligatory neck tattoo. No idea if I should stain the hs face yet.
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I reckon its worth a nice veneer for the headstock Andrew !
something that compliments the spalted cap
I hear you on the veneer man, in also leaning towards just a black stain so the main focus is on the body. Dunno.
either would be great matey
yeah black headstock will still look good bro with your logo maybe in white
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coming along nicely Andrew, love how you get so much work done on days off ! Headstock and body looking sweet
Man that shot of clear just popped everything. Very nice flame through the central plane. Winning!
Thanks guys. The oil has come up so nice, but when it dries it dulls a bit, and as it's a finish that's set in the wood, near zero protection. Next step is some satin wipe on poly, maybe 2 coats for the body and she'll he sweet.
You can kind of see what I mean here. When it dries it loses the pop so the varnish should bring it back without going full gloss.
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just needs more clear coats Andrew
Yeah man. That's where the varnish comes in. The oil has left it glowing but when it was wet my god it popped. Watched a few videos last night of wood workers doing the same thing, Danish oil for colour and to feed the wood, then varnish to give a bit more protection and bring the sheen back.
Rookie alert! So sanding sealer blocks Danish oil from soaking in, who'd have thought. Back and sides fail! There was no sealer on the cap so she's safe. Took to it with a turps cloth and wiped all the sticky oil with half the stain off, cleaned up the binding and will restain tomorrow morning. But good news is the cap got its first coat of varnish, and it looked a zillion bucks. after it dried a bit and levelled out and soaked into the spalt caverns it lost a bit of sheen but I've seen a glimpse into the future, 2 coats away and it looks deeeeeeep! Also. 3 coats of naughtiness on the hs.
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Thats coming up really nice Andrew
Thanks mate.
on the pics of the sand back i was like hmmm, but with the oil/varnish on, my god that cap is poppin...drool
Yeah I know what you mean. After every ten minutes of sanding I gave it a light wipe with a damp cloth to check progress and yeah, turned out alright. Less flame than the lp so it's a bit flatter and darker but I'm into it.
Varnish has been knocked back in preperation for the last wipe on gloss coat. Giggity
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looking good Andrew. That headstock matches the cap nicely
looking great!
Progress! For my lack of experience it was too tricky to control a thinned varnish while the body was hanging so I've concentrated my efforts on just the front for now. Later tonight I'll get the back and sides rocking and it'll be assemblly time before I know it.
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hey dude is that the wipe on gloss or from your spray gun? I'm looking at how to clear my paisley just trying to get ideas.
It's wipe on poly mate. From what I've read this stuff called mod podge is the way to go for fabric covered axes. No idea what it is or where to get it though sorry man.
No worries man cheers !
looking nice and shiny Andrew, how many wipe on poly coats is that roughly ?
Wokks it's 1 undiluted, one 50% applied with 800 grit wet dry and 2 more with a rag diluted 75%. There was 2 diluted coats of stain on the base but sanded that nearly off. Wasn't doing it for me.
Getting there!
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OK I'll bite. Carved top tele. Wicked.
nice collection!
Thanks guys. Now to get some of these finished!
nice collection Andrew ! coming along well
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Polish session one complete. Recharging the drill battery and will crank out the swirl remover. I'll hopefully get the bridge and ferrules in this arv.
Aaaaaaaand I uploaded the wrong pics.
This is easily the best one of these kits I have seen.
Thanks man!